Premature Baby

Premature Baby – An Emotional Journey

The birth of a child is an amazing thing. For most parents, it is an experience filled with joy and elation. For some, though, it is a time filled with stress and apprehension, especially when it’s a premature birth. My wife Lori and I recently experienced first hand the emotional roller coaster ride after having [...]

13Jun2008 | Jeremy | 5 comments | Continued

Premature Relief – Our Preemie Comes Home!

This article is a continuation from Premature Patience – Waiting for the Other Shoe to Drop Lori and I both woke up early yesterday morning. The doctor confirmed for us the day before that the Necrotizing Enterocolitis was probably not going to reoccur. She said the only stumbling block to bringing Caitlin home was gaining [...]

12Jun2008 | Jeremy | 0 comments | Continued

Premature Patience – Waiting for the Other Shoe to Drop

This article is a continuation from Premature Distraction – Both Kids Get Sick It was Saturday morning, and Caitlin was just six days old. It’s hard to explain the effect of being in the NICU on parents, especially if your child has problems. The hours seem like days and the minutes like hours. It always [...]

11Jun2008 | Jeremy | 0 comments | Continued

Premature Distraction – Both Kids Get Sick

This article is a continuation from Premature Anguish – A Repeat Performance Lori and I crawled in bed exhausted from a long, emotional day at the hospital with Caitlin. Neither of us had gotten a good night sleep in six days, so even though I was worried about our little girl I quickly fell into [...]

10Jun2008 | Jeremy | 0 comments | Continued

Premature Anguish – A Repeat Performance

This article is a continuation from Premature Doubt – Emotional Overload So there we were, sitting alone in the multipurpose room again. As soon as we sat down, I could tell that Lori’s mind was racing, and mine was too. Compelled by anxiety, both of us walked into the lobby area and peaked around the [...]

7Jun2008 | Jeremy | 0 comments | Continued

Premature Doubt – Emotional Overload

This article is a continuation from Premature Heartache – Darkness before Light The lighting in the multipurpose room of the NICU was soft and inviting, and it felt kind of like my grandmother’s living room dimly lit at night from when I was a kid. It’s weird the things you notice when you’re sitting in [...]

4Jun2008 | Jeremy | 0 comments | Continued

Premature Heartache – Darkness before Light

This article is a continuation from Premature Panic – Hitting Rock Bottom Lori and I were sitting in the cafeteria when her cell phone rang. It was the doctor calling from upstairs in the NICU. She told us that the PICC line procedure was successful, and they confirmed by x-ray that the placement was good. [...]

2Jun2008 | Jeremy | 0 comments | Continued

Premature Panic – Hitting Rock Bottom

This article is a continuation from Premature Confidence – The Long Fall Down After the crying stopped, neither Lori or I could sleep, so the research began. The doctor told us that the nurse noticed a large discharge of bright red blood in Caitlin’s diaper, and after his examination, this is what he concluded to [...]

30May2008 | Jeremy | 0 comments | Continued

Premature Confidence – The Long Fall Down

This article is a continuation from Premature Hope – The Calm Before the Storm Having a baby is a big deal. There are a lot of people you need to call, ranging from family and friends to bosses and insurance companies. After leaving Caitlin in the NICU and going back to Lori’s room, the two [...]

29May2008 | Jeremy | 0 comments | Continued

Premature Hope – The Calm Before the Storm

This article is a continuation from Premature Birth – Not Quite the Joyful Experience First, I need to back-up just a bit from where I left off yesterday, and set the scene a little more vividly. Have you ever taken a long hard look at a placenta? It’s not a pretty sight, but without this [...]

27May2008 | Jeremy | 0 comments | Continued

Premature Birth – Not Quite the Joyful Experience

This article is a continuation from Premature Labor – Dealing With the Unexpected I got to the hospital shortly after 11:00 a.m. Since it was a Sunday, the only entrance open was the Emergency Room, so I asked the attendant nurse if she knew where I should go to find Lori. “I haven’t seen any [...]

26May2008 | Jeremy | 0 comments | Continued

Premature Labor – Dealing With the Unexpected

Last Sunday morning started out much the same as most Sunday mornings. My wife Lori got up with our 2-year-old son Ty, and they went downstairs to get started on their normal routine. It was not a normal morning though, as we were soon to discover. About an hour after getting up, Lori’s water broke. [...]

25May2008 | Jeremy | 0 comments | Continued

Introducing Baby Caitlin

After much fanfare and anticipation, I’m proud to introduce you to baby Caitlin: She couldn’t wait to meet you all, so she decided to come 6 weeks early! Mom did an awesome job, and I’m very proud of her. After 21 hours of relatively easy yet prolonged labor – bada-bing-bada-boom – mom gave 3 pushes [...]

22May2008 | Jeremy | 0 comments | Continued